CHICAGO (February 9, 2023) – The Loyola track & field team is back in action this weekend at a pair of meets. The Ramblers will be splitting the squad up, with the majority of the team running at the GVSU Big Meet on Friday while a smaller contingent is set to compete at the Windy City Invitational on Saturday afternoon.
 
Sixteen women and 11 men will head to Grand Valley State Friday for the GVSU Big Meet, with the Ramblers heavily featured in the mid-distance and distance events. The men's 5000m run will open the competition at 7:30 a.m. (CT), with Loyola having competitors in action throughout the day until the final event of the night, the men's 3000m at 7:30 p.m. (CT).
 
Eight Ramblers in total, two women and six men, will stay back in Chicago to compete on Saturday at the Windy City Invitational, hosted by the University of Wisconsin at Gately Park on the south side of the city.
 
Grace Jostock and Nora Wollen will open the running at 1:30 p.m. with the women's 3000m run. Chris Devaney, Ryan Martins and Fionn Harrington will follow in the men's 3000m. After Jason Clayton and Gabe Smit compete in the men's mile, Miguel Abaitua will round out the action at 3:20 p.m. in the men's 800m.
 
Last time out at the Indiana Relays, Harrington moved into ninth-place on the Loyola all-time performance list in the men's 3000m with a time of 8:16.52. Jostock excelled in the women's edition of the event, setting a new PR by over 40 seconds.
 
Competitor List – GVSU Big Meet
Women
Kelly Andrews – mile
Eva Bednard – 5000m
Erin Connors – 400m
Autumn Dushack – 5000m
Mia Gianfrancesco – 5000m
Ali Gillooly – 5000m
Aiden Grasse – 5000m
Ruth Heery – 5000m
Fran Hendrickson – mile
Jayla Johnson – 60mh
Grace Kuhn – 3000m
Sophia Manners – 5000m
Grace Maurer – 5000m
Madi McLain – 600m
Emma Murray – mile
Roisin Treacy – 3000m
 
Men
Cameron Arkesteyn – 800m
Blake Buysse – 5000m
Nick Chudzik – 5000m
Woody Jerome – 3000m
Nathan Kolbus – 5000m
Sean O'Connell – 5000m
Jake Phillips – 3000m
Jack Slaughter – 800m
Jevan Terry – 60m, 200m
Chantz Visse – 5000m
Kenny Wallace – mile
 
Windy City Invitational
Women
Grace Jostock – 3000m
Nora Wollen – 3000m
 
Men
Miguel Abaitua – 800m
Jason Clayton – mile
Chris Devaney – 3000m
Fionn Harrington – 3000m
Ryan Martins – 3000m
Gabe Smit – mile